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. WIRE BARBING MAGHINE.

No. 365,723. PatentedJufne 28, 1887;

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Patented Jue 28, 1887..

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WIRE BARBING MACHINE.

No. 365,723. Patented June 28, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VALBERT J. BATES, OF JOLIET, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR YOF ONE-HALF TO VILLIAM O. BATES, OF SAME PLAGE.

WIRE-BARBING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,723, dated June 28, 188.7.

Application med March resi. sei-inl N0. 232,358. (No mnarf To @ZZ whom, t may concern.-

Be it known that. I, ALBERT J. BATES, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Joliet, in the county of Will and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vire-Barbing Machines, of which the following is a speciiieation, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in wirebarbing machines, which improvements are fully set Aforth and explained in the following specification and claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and the letters and iigures of reference thereon, making a part of this specification, in which".

Figure l is a side elevation of the wirebarbing machine.l Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Figs. 3 and 4 are detailed views of parts of the machine which operate to coil the barbs on the strand-wires. Fig. 5 is a detailed side view of parts of the machine which operate to take up and intermittingly pull the strand-wires through the machine. Fig. Gis a perspective view of a section of two strandwires having a barb coiled thereon, being the product of the machine. Fig. 7 is a horizontal longitudinal section of the barbing parts of the machine, taken on the line of the strandwires. Y Fig. 8 is a face view of the barb-coiling mechanism. Fig. 9 is an end elevation looking toward the machine from the right in Fig. 1, showing more particularly the take-up mechanism. on line 2, Fig. 2, looking toward the barbing mechanism; and Fig. 1.1 is a detailed View of an oscillating frame of the machine,whieh operates to reciprocate the ceiling-pin.

Referring to the drawings, B represents the bed of the machine, which is rectangular in form and supports the parts of the machine that coil the barbs on the strand-wires, and is supported at one end by the legs B2 and at the opposite end, through the medium of the side extensionbars, B' B, on the legs B.

T is a spooler and twister of the ordinary pattern, journaled underneath the bed of the machine, between and boxed in its legs, as shown in Fig. 1, and bears at one end the pul- Fig. l() is a cross-sectional view leys Q Q', one of which is loose and the other fast, to which the power is applied to drive the machine.`

B1 is an extension of bed B for supporting the wire take up mechanism of the machine.

wheel S', and is driven by the twister T throughl the medium of sprocket-chains S6 S7, sprocketwheel SS on twister T, and doublel sprocketwheel W W', studded to the legs B2, as shown at I in Figs. l, 2, and 9.

The parts of the machine that place the barbs on the strand-wires are located about centrally on the to'p of the machine-bed, and are constructed, arranged, and operated substantially as follows:

H .represents a standard secured to the top of the bed B, and, together with the face-plate R8, secured toits side by means of bolts, forms a box and case for containing pinion R2, as shown particularly in Fig. 7, which pinion meshes with the gear-wheel S2, and is driven thereby. The hub of pinion R2 is hollow for containing the strand-wire guide and ceiling parts, and its hub is quite long for' making a sufficient bearing for the parts passing through it.

L is a reciprocating wrapping-shaft centrally chambered from its rear end to within a short distance of its front end for the reception of stationary sleeve a, held stationary at its rear extending end in standard-box P by means of a set-screw, as shown in Figs-2 and 7. Said sleeve a is short enough in shaft L so that space is left between its front end and the unchambered front end of shaft L, as

shown in Figs. 3 and 7, so said shaft may reciprocate over said sleeve.

Ais a strand-wire guide composed of a metal rod having opposite longitudinal channels f 2 (see Fig. 3) for the two strand-wires to lie in, and is held stationary in said sleeve a by means of a set-screw, as shown in Fig. 7.

' said guide and sleeve, as shown in Figs. 3

and 7.

A' is a face-cap secured by means of screws to the forward end of the hub of pinion R2, as

shown in said figures and in Fig. 8.

A8 is a reciprocating coilingpin secu red in the forward end of wrapping-shaft L by means of a pin,f, passing th rough said piu and shaft, and extends forward through an aperture in slid face-plate A7 at one side of the strandwire guide A out far enough to engage the barb-wire, as shown in Figs. 7 and'8. Said wrapping-shaft L is rotated continuously by means of pinion R by being thus connected with it through the medium of said coiling-pin and face-plate. The rear extending end of said wrapping-shaft L is provided with the two annular flanges e2 e3, as shown in Figs. 2 and 7, for the reception between them of the end of shaft e of friction-wheel e, supported in the frame P, hinged to the machinebed, as shown in Figs. 2, 7, and 11. The cam-wheel S3 on shaft S5 bears against frictionwheel e, as shown in Fig. 2, and as'it rotates oscillates said frame P, with its frictionwheel e and its shaft e', and thus reciproeates the wrapping shaft L and the ceiling-pin A8. The coil-spring P3, connecting a stationary part of the machine with arm l?2 of frame l?, serves to hold said friction-wheel in contact with said cam. The said wrapping-shaft L and ceiling-pin Ais are thus given a constantly rotating and reciprocating motion. Y

Z is a lever fulcrumed in standard-boxes Z2, and is forked at itsY outerend over eccentric K, keyed on shaft S5. (See Figs. 1, 2, 7, and 10.) The inner end of said. lever has secured therein the adjustable barb-cutters A2, held by a proper cap-plate and cap-screws and adjusted by means of a set-screw at its outer end. A6 is a guard secured on said lever to direct the barbwire g so the ceiling-pin AB will engage it.

A3 is a stationary barb cutter secured in standard I in the ordinary manner, and is de signed to shear with the oscillating cutter A2, and A4 is a barb-wire guide secured in said standard I under cutter A3, and held properly therein by means of set screws,and guides the barb-wire g in between said cutters.

R and R are a pair of barb-wire feed-rolls for intermittingly feeding forward the barbwire between the strand-wires. The lower feed-roll, R, is secured on the end of shaft t, Vboxed in the boxes J J, secured to the maroll R are driven and receive a like intermit- Y tent rotary motion. Said boX J is provided with a pair of lugs on its inner side, which are hinged to the standards J` J3 on the machine` bed, as shown in Figs. 2 and 10, so that the upper feed-roll, R, may be elevated and lowered to accommodate the feed-rolls to the size of the wire to pass between them.

M is a spring-arm secured to the upper side ofbox J, and connects at its outer end through the medium of the rod M with eccentric F on shaft Y, secured in the boxes F F, as shown in Figs. l, 2, 10. Said shaft Y is provided with the hand-lever F2, by means of which said shaft and eccentric may be partially rotated and bring pressure to bear on said box J for the purpose of giving pressure to the feedrolls on the wire between them.

Nis a guide-sheave secured on abracket-arm attached to the machine-bed, and serves to guide the wire to the feed-rolls, and O is a perforated plate secured to the standard J, and is for the purpose of holding the barb-wire y', pass ing through it, and properly guiding it between the feed-rolls R R. pass through the pinion R2 in the channelsff in the strand-wire guide in such position that one is directly above the other, as shown in Fig. l.

-The barb wire g isintermittingly fed in between the strand-wires from the side of the machine by means of the feed-rolls R R in the position shown in Figs. 2, 4, and 7, each partial rotation ofthe fcedrolls feeding in enough wire to form a barb. Thel rotation of the coiling-pin A8 causes it to catch the extending end of the barbwire and coil it around the two strand-wires in the form shown in Fig. 6. The machine is so adjusted that the ceiling-pin A8 will be withdrawn from its contact with the barb when it is coiled on the strands, as shown, and the barb-cutters A2 A3 will at the same time sever the barb loose from the barb-wire in a XiO rlhe strand-wires diagonal manner to form barb-prods, and the i take-up mechanism will draw the strand-wires along far enough and stop them for the next succeeding barb to be placed on the proper distance from its predecessor in like manner. The strand-wires must pass through the machine in an intermittent manner, so that they the outer end of the shaft C", boxed in standard H', secured to extension-bed B".

X is ashaft boxed in said standard, and has secured on it a sprocket-wheel, bevelgcar C, and cranlrdisk C, having the crank-roller C', extending into the slot in arm Cz. Said shaft is driven by the shaft S5, through the medium of the miter-gears C" and C. Said crank-1oller is set eccentric to shaft X, and when said shaft rotates causes said arm Chaud wheel C5, studded to it, as stated, to vibrate. The butter flywheel C6 is secured to a shaft boxed in box D2, secured to theunder side of' extension-bed B", which shaft has secured to its opposite end the gear-wheel D, which meshes with pinion D', studded to arm D3, secured to the side of' eye', through which the outer end of rod Zt passes, its innerl end being secured in box Z3 on the machine-bed. (See Figs. 1, 2, 5, 9.)v Said rod bears the coil-spring Z5, as shown, against which the arm G2 yieldingly presses to prevent pounding of said crank-pin in said arm C2.

E is an arm having a forked foot, EZwhich issecured on shaft E3, boxed on the sills M M at Ei, as show n in Figs. l and 9, and has secured to its side a stud bearing the butterfly-wheel E. The upper end of said arm isprovided with an eye, through which rod V passes. Said rod bears the eoitsp ring V, against which the upper end of said arnryieldingly presses t0 permit the wheel E to yield when the wire winds on uneven places or inequalities on the spool. Vhen the wheel C5 is oscillated from the machine, it draws the strand-wires along through the machine. ,lts reverse movement permitsv the wires to remain stationary in the wrapping-shaft long enough to permit a barb to be placed on, as described. The wheel C", which is driven, as stated, causes the strandwires to pass over it and wheel E continuously to the spool of the twister T.

The distance the barbs are to be placed apart and the strand wires intermitlingly drawn through the machine is regulated by means of changing the position of crank-roller C on the disk C to lengthen or shorten the os cillation of arm C2 and wheel C5. XVheel C,

being driven,is taking up wire continuously. During each half`- rotation of the machine, while the barbs are being placed on the strandwires, it is supplied with wire by the slack wire given out by the return vibration of wheel C, and when wheel C5 is vibrated reversely to take up wire, wheel C is fed by 7o drawing the wire around wheel C5 at the same time said wheel C5 is taking up, and thus during the timewheel C5 is taking up wire, wheel C has drawn one-half the required feedaround wheel C, and as the wire is passing to and about wheel Ci and back toward the machine to wheel C", by means of such passage of the wire, the wire taken up by wheel C5 is equal to twice the distance of' the vibration ot' said wheel, and thus said wheel C5 is vib'rated but 8o one fourth the distance that the barbs are` placed apart, and consequently has a very easy and uniform movement.

It becomes necessary in operation that the barbed wire shall be taken up by the spool in the twister as fast as it is taken up and paid out by the take-np mechanism of the machine; also, it is necessary that the wire on the spool shall be wound evenly at a certain tension. To

accomplish this, the mechanism of the twister 9o and spooler is such that the spool will re-v volve fast enough to take up all the wire when the spool is first placed in the twister and the wire begins to wind ou it. Said spooler mechanism is operated by a friction-brake (shown at X/) of' the ordinary pattern, and as the wire increases in bulk on the spool said friction mechanism partly slips, permitting thespool to revolve only as fast as wire is delivered to it; and to retain a uniform tension on the xoo spooling barbed wire said friction-brake has to be adjusted at various times during the winding of each spool,which is done by means ofa hand-wheel, b, (see Fig. 1,) through the medium of a rope, b, passing over pulleys b [O5 anfl X3. rlhe frictionbrake X', which brakes against wheel X2 of the twister, is tightened or loosened by means o fsaid hand wheel through the medium of rope b', which connects said brake at one end and winds on the hub of 11o said hand-wheel at its opposite end, said brake being of the ordinary pattern.

The yielding end of a'rm E,which supports the butterfly-wheel E, serves as an indicator for the operator of the machine to indicate to II5 him about what tension is on the barbed wire asit passes to the spooling mechanism. When spring V on rod V of said arm is closely compressed, it indicates that the tension is too great, and the operator then turns back the [2o handwheel b to loosen the spooler-brake, and when said spring is loosely expanded it indicates that the tension is not sufficient, and the operator then tightens the brake of the spooling mechanism, and thus is enabled to maintain a uniform tension.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows, to wit:

l. In the wire-barbing machine shown and described, and in combination with the continuouslyrotating and reciprocating ceilingpin AS, the stationary cutter A3, oscillating lever Z, having the cutter A2, arranged to Vto shear with stationary cutter A", wire-guide A4, barb point guard A, feed-rolls R R', and cam K, and the means, substantially as specified, for operating said parts, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In the wire-barbing machine, and in combination with the wire-barbing mechanism described, the barb-wire-feeding mechanism consisting of the feed-rolls R It', hinged-box J, spring-arm m, shaft Y, having eccentric F, and hand-lever F2, rod m', for connecting said eccentric and arm, gears G G', ratchet-Wheel G2, arm G, having pawl G2, for engagingsaid ratchet, pitman S, and crank-disk S, substantially as set forth. a

3. In the wire-barbing machine shown and described, and in combination with pinion R2, having the face-cap A7, the reciprocating and rotating wrapping-shaft L, Ahaving the coi/lingpin Aa,stationary sleeve A, and stationary strand-wire guides A' A", having the channels f 2 f 2, stationarybarb-cutter A3, lever Z', oscillating barb-cutter A2, and means, substantially as set forth, for operating said parts and for feeding said strand and barb wires, as and for the purpose specified.

4. In the wire-barbing machine shown and described, the combination of the gear-wheel S2, pinion R2, having face-plate A7,hol1ow wrap-- ping-shaft L, carrying ceiling-pin A8, and having the annular flanges e2 es, stationary sleeve A, strand-wire guides A 'A", stationary cutter A, oscillating lever Z', having the cutter A2, to shear With cutter A3, barb-wire guide A, rockframe P, spring P3, friction-wheel e, shaft e', and cam-wheel S, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a wire-barbing machine,and in combination with the barbing meehanisn|,the vibrating butterfly-wheel C5, yielding butterfly-wheel E, land stationary driven butterfly-wheel C", and mechanism, substantially as described, for operating said parts, as and for thepurpose set forth.

6. In the Wirebarbing machine described, the oscillating frame P, in combination with the friction-wheel e, shaft e', coil-spring P,

camwheel S,and wrapping-shaft L, having the annular fianges e2 e, and the mechanism, substantially as shown and described, for operating said parts, as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In the Wire-barbing machine described, and in combination with the positively-driven wheel C6 and a driven spooler, the yielding wheel'E, arranged between said wheel Ct and spooler, substantially as and for the purposey set forth.

' 48. In the wire-barbing machine described,

and in combination with shaft S5 and mitergears C G9, the shaft X, having the crank-disk C and crank pin or roller C', shaft C, slotted arms C2, and rod Z, bearing the coil-spring Z5, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

9. In the=wirebarbing machine described, the combination of the oscillating butterywheel C5, driven butterIiy-wheel C, and yieldingly-supported butterfi-y-wheel E,eonstructed and arranged to operate. in the manner subtantially as and for the purpose specified.

10. In the Wire-barbing machine described, the combination of lever Z', fulcrumed to standards Z2 Z2, and having the head Z, cam K, head I', Wire-guide A, wire guard A, and cutters A2 and A, and the mechanism, substantially as set forth, for feeding forward the barbing-wire and/,for coiling barbs onl the strand-Wires, as specified.

11. In the Wire-barbing machine described, and in combination with shaft S5 and mitergears C C, the shaft X, having a sprocket; Wheel fixed thereon, sprocket-chain C', pinion D',having an'integral sprocket-wheel arranged at its sidc,gearwheei D, butterfiy-Wheel C, and a shaft connecting said buttery-Wheel and gear-wheel, all arranged to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

12. In the wire-barbing machine described, and in combination with the driven butterflywheel C, the arm E', fulernmcd on rodE3,a11d having the butterHy-wheel E studded to its side, rod V, bearing the coilspring V', vi-

brating arm O2, having the butterfly-Wheel O5 studded to its side, and the mechanism, substantially as shown, for operating said parts, as and for the purpose set forth.

13. In a wire-barbing machine wherein the strand-wires, being barbed, are intcrmittingly drawn through the barbing mechanism of the machine, the combination of a buttery vibrating Wheel arranged to'move toward and from and support the barbed wire moving from the barbing mechanism, a continuouslydriven butterfly-wheel arranged to take and support the barbed Wire from said vibrating wheel, and an idler butterfly-Wheel arranged to take and support the barbed wire paid out by saiddriven butterfly-wheel and guide it to the spooling mechanism, whereby the barbed Wire is intermittingly drawn through the barbing mechanism by the'joint action of the movement of said vibrating butterIiy-whcel from the `barbing mechanism, and the said driven butterfly-Wheel drawing the wireffrom and over said vibrating wheel, and whereby the barbed wire is continuously paid outA to the spoolingV mechanism by means of the continuous movement of said driven wheel, being supplied `with slack wire from said vibratin g wheel during the time said vibrating wheel is moving toward the barbing mechanism, substantiallyV as and for the purpose specified.

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